Wake Forest Women's Soccer Alum Erin Regan to get a prestigious Pat Tillman Award for the service

“Erin was a key piece of my first full recruitment class in Wake Forest. She had all the attribute on the top acc. Tony da Luz. “Erin's confidence and strong presence gave our teams a defensive advantage for our opponents. She concluded opposing attackers, but was a caring, unconditional teammate who was all for our team as well as our program and our program and our Wake Forest University.

“When Erin told me years ago that she would be a firefighter/first aider, I thought what a perfect fit. All the characteristics that Erin made a phenomenal goalkeeper met in a natural way to become a firefighting team. Pro Humanate and earns the Pat Tillman Award for the service. I know that she will be the first to recognize that she is part of a team of firefighters from La County. Erin represents her fire brigade team proudly with Wake Forest. “

Regan, a respected member of the women's football program from 1998 to 2002, made several records that still contain the top spot in the record books. As a newcomer, she scored 75 parades in the goal and took third place in the program history in a single season. In addition, the native Rancho Santa Margarita, California, leads the program with 347 career savings and is in second place with 6,621 minutes.

The former goalkeeper of the first team all-Acc goalkeeper also set several records during their second campaign. She heads the program with 113 parades in a single season and held the record for the gates against the average of 0.71 until this season, in the Valentina Amaral Halfed the Demon Deacons to a historical run for the national championship game.

In their second season with the Deacs, Regan recorded nine Shutouts, which in a single season the second place in the program history.

After graduating in 2002, Regan followed a professional career with the Washington Spirit of the former women's association of the United Soccer Association before he came to the Los Angeles County fire brigade in 2008.

In addition to her work within the Lacofd, Regan brought her talents to teach the next generation of female firefighters by encouraging the girl's fire camp with the fire camp in 2015 with the promotion of a career in fire fighting. The camp enables girls to meet current and former firefighters and to learn some of the foundations of the business in the hope of increasing the female representation in an area largely dominated by men. In addition to her work on the development of the younger generation of girls, Regan was also a co -founder of the women's fire preparation academy and offers mentoring and practical training to prepare for women for the fire academy and a hopeful future in the fire brigade.



About the Pat Tillman Award

The Pat Tillman Award is awarded annually to a person who has a connection to sport and also “reflects the legacy of the former NFL player and the US Army Pat Tillman”.

About the Pat Tillman Foundation

The Pat Tillman Foundation identifies remarkable veterans and military spouses as the next generation of managers and helps them scale their effects through academic scholarships, lifelong executive development and a global community of colleagues and followers when they enter their next service. Further information about the Pat Tillman Foundation and the effects of the Tillman scholars can be found at PattilliFoundation.org.